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IPPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, i917A 1 ,258,520. Q Patented Mai'. 5, 1918.-

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ATTORNEYS HENRY G. BACKERMNN, 0F WESTIIOFF, TEXAS.

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Spccication c f Letters Patent.

Patented Ma r. ii, 1918.

application ma .inn 2e, 1917. serial m. 171423.

To all'wlwin it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. Bacana- MANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at'We'sthoff, in the county of Dewitt 5 and State' of Texas, have invented certain new and `useful Improvements in' Type- Writer Hoods, of which the following is a .specification .4

This invention has reference to improve` .LI mentsin hoods or covers for protcctin 'typewriterland` .like -key-board o erat ma;

f r'ied from -plaeeto place, -andthe said'inventionprimaril .has for its purpose to probaden?,

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30511;! the inachineirigidlyjn ac e'on tbebaso gnd otherljtneaiisgforifsecuring 'the swinging b itio'n whenit is being carried,"and for holding the movable hood section to its elevated 3 5 position when .thetypewriter-or'othermachine is pulled out of position for "use,

With-other objects in view that will hereinafter appar,.mv-invention consists ,fren-A erally in the peculiar arrangement and the 40 novel Acombination of parts. prentlv explained in detail, specifically pointed ont in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings` in which: Figure-1 s a perspective view of my new and improved typewriter h ,the movable hood section beine' shown at the open or pushed back position and the tvpewriter pushed out of the operative position, the typewriter being diagrammatically indicated. Fig. 2 .is a. transverse section of the hood Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, the mov- B5 able hood section being at its* down or closed Awhen at the extend -ing positionand the said hood .consists of two' sections, each of which includes oppofvidezasimplelan inexpensiv'ehood or lionsjoined to the.

12 is hingedly mounted for telescopically de th saiactlierfscetioxiith ingeej,

.. u1led` taken substantially on the line 2-2 ofv position and the writing machine shown in the protected position.

F1 -i'is a. transverse section taken substantially on the line 4--4 on Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow a.-.

Fi 5 is a cross sectionof' the main and slida le base section.

Fig. 6 is a detail view that illustrates one of the hinged connections for the telescopic or movable hood section.

In the drawing, I have illustrated the practical embodiment of my invention and the same is in the nature of ashect metal hood of substantiall semi-circular shape 'or typewriter inclos 70 site en d members and one of which l is relatively xedly held while the ,other section fitting within the section Y1.

Section 1ba.s` its" lower edge provided with I 1iiangleusf 10 'f or receiving the screws 11 thatfthe-'said'section 1 to a' hase board 3 whiehis of a. -length'at least equal the IemtlA 80V of the' hood whenv the sections arecxtendcd machine :gas is shown in Fig. 2., I ood section 2 is bingedly supported byprovding thereof-with apertures 20-20 or receiving the inturned ends 40-40 of a stout wire lift# ing bail t which includes a eross'or carrying member 4 1 that extends'over' the top ofthe front edge of the fixedly held hood section 1 90 1nd which, midway its len th, is shaped'up to form a convenient hand e 42. as shown.

The inturned ends 40-40 of the hanger or carrying bail passes through apertures 12-12 in the opposite ends of the hood see- 95 4tion 1 and the bail ends 40-40 are hingedly tion 1 and 25 designates a. convex projection or snap formed on the. outer edge'of thehood section 2.

By providing the section 2 with the member 25 and the section 1 with ooncavities 110 14s-14, as shown and described, the sa'id section 2, when moved to the elevated or pulled down position, will be frictionally locked to the said adjustments, it being obvious that a slight pull on the section 2 will release the friction locking of the two parts.

8 designates the base board for the mav chine a: and the latter is held from endwise slipping by a fixed stop 9 and, stop 90 that includes a thumb screw 91 for engaging and clamping the machine in position on the board 8.

The board 8 is slidably mounted on the base board 3, a pair of sheet metal angle guides 7--7 being secured to the base board 3 for receiving the opposite edges of the board 8, as clearly shown in -F ig. 1, it being understood from the drawing that -when the hood section is in telescopic connection with the'section 1, as shownin Fig. 2, the supplemental or machine vbase board is pushed outto project the machine tothe operative cally locked into engagement with section 1 position, as shown-in the said Fig. 2, and when the lmach-ine is 'to be housed the base board 8, with the machine thereon, is slipped back into the housing section 1 so as to 'permit' the swinging section 2 to be moved down to' entirely cover `vo'rincase the machine, it being also `understood that section -2 when raised or lowered to the limit is automatisustain thesaidwsection 2 at itsmadjusted l'From theforegp'ing description taken in- -oonnection with e accompanying" drawing it is thought the useand advantage of my invention' will be readily a parent. When open, as shown in Fig. 2, t e hood sections fareiiseciirely held to theopen position to perii'iitof the free' use of the writing machineand' when the machine is shoved back,

Vas in Fig. 3,the section 2 can be quickly i other machine.

operated-to effectively cover and incase an- Q The hrsndle connecisn, whia eectively serving i p ose a provi es a simple and -practicalurliinged connection for the swinging hood section 2. i l p What I claim is l. In a hood for typewriter and like miishines, the combination with a main base,.

access to the machine and to close over the machine when swung down, a bail shaped carrying handle that includesv opposite side members whose lower ends are bent 1nwardly at right an les and extend throu h the ends of the two ood sections to form t e hinge bearings for the inner section, .and u means for securing the said bent ends to the main base.

.- 2. In ahood gr typewriter and like ina-l chines, the combination with a main base,'

and a writing machine support slidably mounted on the main base; of a semi-circularshaped hood composed of two like halfsections, each of the said sections including a top and opposite ends, one of the said sections being fixedly attached to the base member, the other beini7 pivotally sustained within the xedly he d section whereby-'to swing up under the fixed section ,to give access to the machine' and to close over the machine when swung down, a. bail shaped carrying handle thatincludes opposite side members whose lower ends' are bent ini wardly at right angles and extend through V the ends of the two hood sectionsto ;'form the hinge bearings for the innersectionand secured to the base along the inner face of the end portions of the hinged section, said eyes being adapted for receiving the bent HENRY GQBACKERMANN.

means for securing said bent ends to the 'l main base, the said means consisting of eyes 

